Bolt-clipper.



No. 809,843. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906.

J. PULVITT.

BOLT CLIPPER.

APPLICATION rum) SEPT.22.1905.

Witnesses.-

Inventor.

' Attorneys JOHN PULVITT, OF ALVARADO, TEXAS.

BOLT-CLIPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed September 22.1905. Serial No. 279,705.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN PULviTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alvarado, in the county of Johnson and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Bolt-Clipper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to boltclippers,and has for its object to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of devices of this character.

lVith these and other obj ects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved implement, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the jaw members at their pivots looking toward the cutting end of the implement. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the operative portion of the implement.

The improved implement comprises two oppositely-disposed jaw members 11, having V-shaped cutting edges 12 13 diverging away from the terminals and with overlapping ears 14 15 intermediately of the jaw members and movably united by a pivot 16.

Secured transversely of the jaw members 10 and 11, as by pivots 17 18, are side plates 19 20, having extending slots, one of which is shown at 21, and through which the extended ends of the pivot member 16 projects, as shown, the pivot member having a head 23 on one side and a nut 24 on the other side. At their inner ends the jaw members are coupled, as by pivots 25 26, to handles 27 28, the latter pivotally united, as at 29. It will here be explained that as the jaws 10 11 swing upon the pivots 17 18, which are rigidly spaced by the plates 19 20, the openings in the cars 14 15 are of a size to permit of the necessary-lateral play of the pivot-pin 16 to prevent the binding of the jaws upon the pivot-pin. The handles are also provided with a stop 30 to limit the inward movement of the jaw members, as hereinafter explained.

Extending from the side faces of the jaw members 10 11 are lugs 32 33 and provided with V -shaped cutting edges 36 37. EX- tending laterally from the opposite sides of the jaw members 10 11 are wings 38 39 with their adjacent edges spaced apart when the jaws are in closed position, as at 40 41, and with projections 42 43 at the outer ends of the wings extending parallel to the jaw members and with their adjacent portions formed with V-shaped cutting edges, as at 44 45.

lVith an implement thus constructed it is obvious that when the handles 27 28 are separated the jaw members will be correspondingly separated, and then when any of the pairs of cutting edges are placed upon opposite sides of any object and the handles forcibly compressed a very strong leverage action will be exerted upon the object thus embraced, with the result of severing the same. A very strong and durable joint is thus formed between the jaw members, which is not dependent wholly upon either the central bolt or the side member bolts 17 18, so that in event of the breakage of either the implement would still be in operative condition.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed is- In an implement of the class described, two reverselydisposed jaw members having wings extending laterally therefrom and terminating in projections extending parallel to the side faces of the jaws the adjacent faces of said projections having cuttingedges, said jaw members having overlapping ears extending intermediately therefrom and united by a pivot having extended ends, side plates pivoted to said jaw members and having slots bearing over the extended ends of said pivot and means for actuating the jaw members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto a'llixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN PULVITT.

WVitnesses:

J. P. Poser, J. C. PENTEoosT. 

